Ok, maybe it's my lack of understanding, but ...

In VWD, when I highlight a TextBox control contained by a <ContentTemplate> but not contained by another container or control VWD shows me the events available to the TextBox, such as TextChanged. I can double click on the event and voila a method is created in the codebehind file.

When I move the TextBox inside a DetailsView control, I no longer have access to the events for the TextBox. I assume this has to do with the architecture of the DetailsView.

How do I get access to a control's events when the control is inside a DetailsView?

If you want to point me to a tutorial that explains this cool. I haven't been able to find anything.

Thanks in advance for any help given.

Just to clarify a point.

I see that I can code the event directly on the control when in Source View, but my question is: Even when I select the TextBox control in Source View when the control is contained within a DetailsView control, the "lightning bolt" does not show in the Properties Window. Is this normal behavior, or do I have something configured incorrectly?

Thanks.

Hi there,

You need to change the Field with the TextBox to a TemplateField. Then you can edit that template, select the TextBox and then the Events are available.

Steps:

1. Open the Smart Tasks panel for the DetailsView control and choose Edit Fields.

2. Select the Field with the TextBox and choose Convert this field into a TemplateField and click OK

3. Open the Smart Tasks panel for the DetailsView control again and choose Edit Templates

4. From the DropDown on the Smart Tasks panel choose Edit Item Template

5. Now select the TextBox control.

Hope this helps,

Imar

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Imar,

Thanks for the suggestion. However, the fields were already templated. As I mentioned in the first post, it was a lack of understanding. Your post showing how to get at the events by Editing the templates works great.

Thanks.